The more precisely you note, the more clearly you understand. The more clearly you understand, the stronger your insight becomes.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

Anxiety and excitement are the same emotion. The only difference is our attitude toward the experience.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

The practice is simply this: keep coming back to your breath during the day. This will give your mind a steadiness and your life a balance.

The perfect moment is this one, not the one you're waiting for.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

The goal of meditation is not to achieve a blank mind, but to gain insight into the nature of mind itself.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

When you understand one thing through and through, you understand everything. When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

Short moments, many times. That is the essence of meditation practice.

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

Past thoughts are traceless, clear, and empty. Future thoughts are unborn and fresh. The present moment abides naturally and unconstructed.

Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.